diff --git a/src/commit.rs b/src/commit.rs
index ecd16de..051d298 100644
--- a/src/commit.rs
+++ b/src/commit.rs
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@ fn handle_member_list(commit_msg: &CommitMessage) -> Result<OutPoint> {
         return Err(Error::msg("Process is not a pairing process"));
     }
 
-    if let Some(paired_addresses) = commit_msg.public_data.get("pairedAddresses") {
-        let paired_addresses: Vec<SilentPaymentAddress> =
-            sdk_common::serialization::ciborium_deserialize(paired_addresses)?;
+    if let Ok(paired_addresses) = commit_msg.public_data.get_as_json("pairedAddresses") {
+        let paired_addresses: Vec<SilentPaymentAddress> = serde_json::from_value(paired_addresses.clone())?;
         let mut memberlist = lock_members()?;
         memberlist.insert(commit_msg.process_id, Member::new(paired_addresses));
         return Ok(commit_msg.process_id);